Trump wants to meet North Korea's Kim this year, he tells South Korea

Aug 26, 2025

Pyongyang [North Korea], August 26: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he wanted to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this year...

French government risks collapse with budget confidence vote in September

Aug 26, 2025

Paris [France], August 26: France's minority government could be ousted next month after three main opposition parties said they would not back a confidence vote...

Israel hits Gaza hospital, killing at least 20 people, including five journalists

Aug 26, 2025

Gaza [Gaza City], August 26: Israel struck Nasser hospital in the south of the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing at least 20 people, including five...

Israel pounds Gaza City suburbs, vows to press on with offensive

Aug 25, 2025

Jerusalem [Israel], August 25: Israeli planes and tanks pounded the eastern and northern outskirts of Gaza City overnight Saturday to Sunday, destroying buildings and homes,...

Trump crime crackdown deploys troops in Washington's safest sites

Aug 25, 2025

New York [US], August 25: Hundreds of National Guard soldiers in military fatigues and combat boots mingled with tourists, posed for selfies, and treated themselves...

Pakistan: Flash floods ravage Buner, Swat; 60% families lose livelihoods

Aug 25, 2025

Islamabad [Pakistan], August 25: A recent evaluation conducted by the humanitarian organisation Islamic Relief indicates that 60 per cent of families in the severely affected...

Ukrainian drone hits Russian plant, sparks Ust-Luga fire

Aug 25, 2025

Kiev [Ukraine], August 25: Ukraine launched a drone attack on Russia on Sunday, forcing a sharp fall in the capacity of a reactor at one...

Sri Lanka ex-President Wickremesinghe hospitalised after arrest

Aug 25, 2025

Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 25: Sri Lanka's jailed former president, Ranil Wickremesinghe, was hospitalised on Saturday, local media reported, a day after his arrest on...

China: Under-construction bridge collapses, 12 workers dead, 4 missing

Aug 25, 2025

Qinghai [China], August 25: At least 12 construction workers were killed after a steel cable snapped during bridge construction in northwest China's Qinghai Province. Four...